23 percent of women aged 40 to 59 take antidepressants…
(From The New Yorker. Adam, a reader,
sent it to UD.
It can be found online here.)
23 percent of women aged 40 to 59 take antidepressants…
(From The New Yorker. Adam, a reader,
sent it to UD.
It can be found online here.)
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October 19th, 2011 at 6:07PM
Wow! indeed, and not in a good way.
“Among all adults, those aged 40 and older are more likely to take antidepressants than younger people”…perhaps other drugs, especially alcohol, are more common among younger people.
October 20th, 2011 at 6:40AM
Ok, the implication seems clear enough.
For this particular demographic, antidepressants are being prescribed today in the same way that hormone replacement therapy was prescribed a generation ago.
Winding the clock back one generation further:
she runs for the shelter of mother’s little helper.
Ultimately this progression suggests that the same factors control each iteration; Menopause – harbinger of Mortality – is being exploited by Patriarchy for Profit.
October 20th, 2011 at 6:52AM
Better Living Through Chemistry
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October 20th, 2011 at 7:14AM
Mike S. : Or – as pharma instructs us – the pity is that the figure is only 23%. It reminds us of all the millions of women still not on antidepressants.
October 20th, 2011 at 7:28AM
sadly I’m surprised that the number is so low but if the trends in geriatric medicine continue many more boomers will soon be on them.
October 20th, 2011 at 7:46AM
dmf: The more the merrier.